Taftan (bread)

Taftan

Alternative names	Taftoon
Type	Bread
Place of origin	Iran
Region or state	Iran
Main ingredients	Flour, saffron, cardamom
Media: Taftan

Taftan or taftoon (Template:Lang-fa) is a leavened flour bread from Iran, introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines. It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven. It is sometimes flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.

See also

• Barbari bread
• Lavash, an unleavened flatbread
• Pita
• Samoon
• Sangak, a leavened flatbread found in Iran
• Sheermal, similar to taftan, often with added fruits and murabba